Consulting  •  Guidance  •  Research  •  Intervention

for owners and purchasers of real estate in France

Navigation through the process from start to finish

• We have

  • The cultural perspective
  • The bilingual advantage
  • An intimate knowledge of French bureaucracy
  • An understanding of the way French businesses work

  To help you resolve your problems without resorting to expensive legal action.  

  Some ways we can help:

  Assistance in obtaining insurance and utilities

  •  Assessing the availability of alternative sources of energy (some legal and technical restrictions apply)

  •  Making sense of all the options for telephone/internet connections

  Assistance with all the steps involved in undertaking a building/remodeling project

  •  Submitting a request for a building permit or other work authorization

  •  Assessing the existence of constraints due to historical preservation

  •  Obtaining dommages-ouvrages insurance

  •  Obtaining the necessary authorization from neighbors in the case of work being done to a co-owned structure

  •  Assisting with artisans, including: locating artisans with an unusual specialty, obtaining and comparing bids, keeping them on task

  Assistance in resolving conflicts with neighbors

  •  Negotiating with neighbors when a co-owned structure (co-propriety), such as the roof, needs repair

  •  Negotiating (temporary or permanent) easement situations

  •  Negotiating solutions to nuisance situations, such as noise, loss of view, etc.

  Assistance in resolving difficulties with government officials

  •  Helping resolve property taxes problems

  •  Intervening in issues involving a building permit or work authorization

  •  Helping negotiate issues of expropriation/easement with the municipality

   

  Contact us for a free assessment of your unique needs and a description of how we can help you.

  We charge a flat fee of $75 an hour and work on a gradual retainer basis.